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SUPER SPOTLIGHT
More than 10 years in the
business world helped
prepare Joe Wachter
for a career in golf
course maintenance.
The unique path that
led him to his current
position as golf course
superintendent at Glen Echo
Country Club in the greater
St. Louis area began as
terminal manager for school
district bus transportation
systems in St. Louis for
Ryder System Inc.
"That really helped me,"
Joe, 58, said. "I worked
at multiple million-dollar
operations and employed up
to 150-200 people at a time.
I knew what it was like to
work with school boards. I
had to learn the turf side."
His younger brother,
Ed, helped him make
the transition to a
new profession.
"He's the best
superintendent that I
know," Joe said. "Luckily
I have him as a brother."
Ed is superintendent at the
Franklin County Country
Club in Washington, Mo.
HELPING HAND
He got into the business
as assistant superintendent
at Sunset Country Club
in St. Louis in 1990.
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GLEN ECHO'S JOE WACHTER
CHANGED CAREERS
By Allen Thayer
By Allen Thayer
Joe Wachter
